Knockdown barrel and hogshead.



W. S. CARTER.

KNOCKDOWN BARREL AND HOGSHEAD.

APPLICATION men SEPT. 1. 1914.

1,148,855.. Patented July 27, 1915.

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W. S. CARTER. KNOCKDOWN BARREL AND HOGSHEAD.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- I. 19M.

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WILLIAM SHIRLEY CARTER, 0F LOVINGS'ION, VIRGINIA.

KNOCKDOWN BARREL AND HOGSHEAD.

Application filed September 1, 1914.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM SHIRLEY CARTER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, rev siding at Lovingston, in the county of Nel son and State ofVirginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Knockdown Barrelsand Hogsheads, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in crates, barrels,hogsheads or the like, the object being to construct a con.- tainer madeup of a plurality of staves or the like, to arrange the same with headshaving means whereby the same may be sustained in a set-up position, andto provide the same with heads that may be easily, quickly and securelyattached to the body or detached therefrom, so that the contents of thebody will be quickly removed there from and the device arranged within asmall bundle for shipment, storage, or for further use.

The embodiment of the invention set forth in the. application is atpresent considered most desirable; but the right is reserved to makesuch changes from the construction shown and described as the scope ofthe appended claims will permit.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a hogshead constructedin accordance with the present invention, Fig. 2 is a top plan view,Fig. 3 is a detail plan view illustrating the catch members released andthe links moved outward of the barrel to permit of the removal of thehoop or band from the staves, Fig. 4 is a sectional View on the line 44of Fig. 2, Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 55 of Fig.2, Fig. 6 is a fragmental plan view illustrating a modified form of loopsecuring devices, Fig. 7 is a greatly enlarged plan view of the securingdevice, Fig. 8 is a sectional view approximately on the line 8-8 of Fig.7, and Fig. 9 is a sectional view approximately on the line 9-9 of Fig.7

The improvement illustrated in the draw ing is in the shape of ahogshead primarily intended as a container for the shipment of tobacco,the same being made up of a plurality of staves which are adapted to besustained in a set-up position through the medium of a plurality ofhoops or bands 2, which sustain the same against outward movement andthrough the medium of heads 8 which hold the staves against inwardmovement. The bands or hoops preferably Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July at, 1915.

Serial No. 859,684.

comprise wire members having one of their ends threaded, their secondend having swiveled thereto a turnbuckle 4. Certain of the staves,adjacent one of their ends, are provided with metallic plates 5, thesame being formed with rectangular openings 6, which register withsimilar openings 7 in the said staves. The heads 3 are provided with aperipheral flange or rim 8 which projects outwardly therefrom and eachof the said rims is formed with elongated openings 9 which register withthe opening 7 in the staves and the openings 6 of the plates. The endbands or hoops 2 have arranged thereon a plurality of metallic loops 10,corresponding in number with the openings in the staves and in the rimsof the heads, and which, when the said end hoops are drawn tight uponthe staves, and after the heads are arranged within the ends of thestaves, are adapted to pass through the said openings over the heads ofthe staves. The numerals 11 designate curved hook members which have oneof their ends enlarged and through which passes a pivot 18. The numeralsl4 designate headed members which preferably are provided with threadedshanks, the members 14 being in the nature of turnbuttons, and areadapted when rotated in one direction, to engage with the outer edges ofthe rounded hooks 11, the said hooks being passed through the loops 10so the members 14 sustain the heads upon the barrels. To remove theheads from the barrels it is merely necessary to rotate the heads 14 ina reverse direction, the pivotal connection between the hooks and theheads being such as to permit of the ends of the hooks passing over themembers 14, thus obviating thenecessity of the removal of the saidmembers 14. The hooks are of a size sufficient to pass the rim 8 of theheads so that the same may be swung entirely through the links 10.

When the turnbuttons 14 are rotated to release the hooks 1-1, themetallic loops 10 may be drawn outward of the barrel, and when theturnbuckles 4 are actuated to loosen the bands 2 the heads 3 may beremoved and the staves of the barrels collapsed. The turnbuckles 4 may,of course, be entirely removed from one of the threaded ends of each ofthe hoops or bands 2 and also removed from the barrel if desired.

In Figs. 6 to 9 there is illustrated a second form of hook lockingmeans. these fig,-

ures, the hooks are substantially similar to the hooks 11, the sameengaging the loops 21in the same manner as the hooks 11 engage with theloops 10. The hook locking device includes an upper disk 22 and a lowerdisk 23. Thelower disk is secured to the outer face of the barrel headthrough the medium of suitable screws 24, and. the head is provided withan elongated depression 25 which is arranged centrally below each of thedisks 23. This recess 25 is adapted to permit of the free play of alongitudinally extending spring 26 which has one of its ends secured, asat 27, to the underface of the disk 23, and its opposite or free endprovided with a stud 28 that projects through an opening. 29 in the disk23 and the said stud normally projects above the said disk to engagewith an opening 30 provided in the upper disk 22. The numeral 31designates an angular hook engaging member, the same having its hori-Zontal or lateral arm 32 arranged to overlie the tail of the hook 20,and its vertical arm is provided with a rectangular or non-circularportion 33 which is received within a suitable opening providedcentrally of the disk 22, and whereby the member 31 is secured'to thedisk 22. The hook engaging member 31 is provided with aroundedprojection 36L which extends below the disk 23, and terminates ina head 35 whereby the same is prevented from an outward movement withrelation to the disk 23. In operating the device a suitable instrumentis inserted. through the opening 30 forcing the stud 28 out of saidopening 30 to permit of the rotation of the disk 22 and its angular hookengaging member 31, to bring the said angular member either above or outof the path of engagement with the tail of the hook 20.

* laying thus described the invention, what I claim is: I V

1. A- container made up of staves having adjustable hoops for sustainingthe same against outward movement, heads arranged within the oppositeends of the staves to sustain the same against inward movement, links'upon the end hoops passing through openings incertainof the staves andarranged upon'the outer faces of the heads,

"and hooks upon the heads for engaging the said links. 2. A containermade up of staves having adjustable hoops for sustaining the sameagainst outward movement, heads arranged within the opposite ends of thestaves to sustain the same against inward movement,

links upon the end hoops passing through openings in certain of thestaves and arranged upon the outer faces of the heads, hooks upon theheads for engaging thesaid links, and means for locking the hooks insuch engagement.

3. A knock-down container made up of staves and having heads, adjustablehoops surrounding the staves, certain of said staves having metallicplates adjacent their ends with which the end hoops contact, said platesbeing provided with openings, staves having openings which register withthe openings in the plates, the heads having peripheral rims whichextend outwardly therefrom and which are provided with openingsregistering with the openings in the plates and staves, links upon theend hoops and passing through the openings in the plates, staves andrims of the heads, curved hooks loosely pivoted to the heads and adaptedto engage with the links to force the same inwardly of the heads, andheaded turning members adapted to be rotated to engage with the saidhooks to sustain the links in locked position upon the device.

4. A container made up of staves and being provided with removable headsarranged between the staves and removable and adjustable hoopssurrounding the staves for forcing the same against the heads, of loopmembers engaging the end hoops and passing through openings in certainof the staves and resting upon the heads of the barrel, hook memberspivotally connected with the heads and one of the said hook membersadapted to engage each of the loops, an engaging member for each of thehooks for retaining the said hook in locked engagement with the loop,and means for locking the said hook engaging member.

5. The combination with a container made up of staves and includingheads arranged between the staves and loops associated with the stavesarranged over the outer faces of the head, hook members having one oftheir ends pivoted and adapted each to pass through one of the loops toforce the staves against the periphery of the heads, a disk secured uponthe head and having its under face provided with a spring, the free endof which is formed with a lug which projects through an opening in thedisk, a second disk overlying the first mentioned disk and having anopening to receive the lug, an angular hook engaging member centrallyconnected with the last mentioned disk and rotatably mounted upon thefirst mentioned WILLIAM SHIRLEY CARTER.

Witnesses:

. B. G. MAWYER,

R. L. CAMDON.

the purpose Copies-of this patentmay be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

